u/Active_Throwaway_267

i recently ranted about my job here on this sub, and now afew weeks later i got fired.

their main issue was over the documentation, but as i explained before was that it was next to impossible to meet the demands they were asking of me. and i was still closing out my cases but it really felt like nothing was working.

eventually i get pulled into the office as i’m working on a case and they tell me i’m fired. they gave me a chance to give a rebuttal, i did and they still went through with firing. i’m not necessarily upset that i don’t have to deal with that stress, but the new stress now is finding work after this.

are there any good roles to transition into after doing something like CPS?

thanks for reading. my original rant is linked lol

I work for CPS in Texas and I hate my job. I’ve been here for about a year now and I already feel overwhelmed and burnt out.

CPS was my first job after college and I initially thought learning investigative skills would be neat and could be translated into another career. don’t get me wrong, some of the experiences and a consistent paycheck is something one grateful for.

The department does not care about their workers. I am constantly swamped with different cases, and some cases don’t even qualify to be a case. in instances like that, i feel like we’re doing more harm than good.

The department seems to only care about a caseload number rather than actually helping people. On top of that, they’ll stress you to get cases closer to hit a certain number but then throw you more so it never looks like your caseload changes. Recently, they’ve been stingy with overtime, and that doesn’t make sense to me when we’re expected to close cases. I don’t know what they expect from me when I can only do so much in 8 hours.

For me, it’s hard to find a work life balance with this job and I feel like my mental and physical health has taken a decline with the lack of sleep, and eating due to constantly being pulled in every direction.

Most caseworkers and upper management are miserable, and upper management seems to forget their staff has a life outside of work.

On top of that, they will waste your time with frivolous mandatory trainings or meetings that genuinely can be emailed when you could be addressing cases.

If you’re a former investigator, how did you transition into a career more fulfilling and not as exhaustive?

This is just a rant, thank you for reading.

hello, i've been living in Austin for a year now. when i first moved here i recently graduated college, got a new job, and had to move. in short, i didn't have a lot of money when i moved at the time so now i'm in a not so good area. on top of that, i don't have the best credit. i made some poor financial choices in college and i am actively working to pay that off. i have been close to eviction more times than i'd like to admit and managed to pay it off every time. with having roommates in college i think i may have some rental debt in collections. i'm not entirely too sure how that works yet.

i am working to pay on all of my debts since i've been at my "real" job for sometime now and have had stable income.

i would like to move to a bit of a nicer area and i am having trouble finding decent places that works with credit and rental history. i have positive payment history and i'm just trying to stable out.

i've messaged some apartment locators for some recommendations but i feel i can't be as responsive due to how fast paced my job is.

my budget is $1100/mo

any apartment recommendations or guidance would be greatly appreciated. thank you for reading

hello, i’ve been living in Austin for a year now. when i first moved here i recently graduated college, got a new job, and had to move. in short, i didn’t have a lot of money when i moved at the time so now i’m in a not so good area. on top of that, i don’t have the best credit. i made some poor financial choices in college and i am actively working to pay that off. i have been close to eviction more times than i’d like to admit and managed to pay it off every time. with having roommates in college i think i may have some rental debt in collections. i’m not entirely too sure how that works yet.

i am working to pay on all of my debts since i’ve been at my “real” job for sometime now and have had stable income.

i would like to move to a bit of a nicer area and i am having trouble finding decent places that works with credit and rental history. i have positive payment history and i’m just trying to stable out.

i’ve messaged some apartment locators for some recommendations but i feel i can’t be as responsive due to how fast paced my job is.

my budget is $1100/mo

any apartment recommendations or guidance would be greatly appreciated. thank you for reading